Four teenagers and one adult have been arrested in connection with a crime spree in east Orange County, according to deputies.

Orange County sheriff's deputies said the group is responsible for two home invasions and 16 armed robberies in the Goldenrod Road area since March 11, including the aggravated assault and battery of a man on Redditt Road Monday night.

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“The suspects went out and sought victims who were unsuspecting, unaware of their surroundings and wouldn’t offer any resistance,” Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Tory Wright said.

The suspects face several charges, including battery, home invasion and armed robbery, deputies said.

According to detectives, the five suspects in custody have confessed to the 18 crimes.

"With conversations we have had with the defendants during interviews, it started out as a means of financial maintenance. They needed to have an income coming in, and then it just became fun. They became excited by the reaction they got from the victims as they were robbing them at gunpoint,” Wright said.